The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
F0RTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
The Proceedings of the Senate ana
House of Representative

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26
The senate, In secret session, rejected for
che second time the nomination of James
{. Matthews, of Albany, to be recorder OF
deeds for the district of Columbia. There
was an hours debate over Matthews, and
the vote was about the Same as that by
whic b the first rejection Was made. The
vote is understood to have been II yeas to
81 nays. Three Republicans voted yea, and
about half dozen Democrats no on the
question of confirmation.
The conference report on the army ap-
preparation bill was submitted to the house
and agreed to.
The house rejected various proposed
changes in the river and harbor bill, but
did not reach final vots.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.
The parliamentary tactics pursued by
Speaker Carlisle, Mr.. Willis, and other
friends Of the river and harbor BILL in or
der to prevent the reading OF the bill and
further discussion of it by paragraphs
were successfully continued, and the bill
was passed by vote of 154 to 81, the mega
tive votss coming mainly from the Repub-
lican side.
Thetbill appropriates 81 100000.
The senate passed the agricultural exper-
iment station bill.
The house bill for the relief of dependent
parents and honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors who are now disabled and de-
pendent upon their own labor for support
was passed by the senate, without division.
Afterward Mr.. Hoar moved to reconsider
the vote by which the bill was passed, and
a message was sent to the house requesting
the return Of the bill THE object of the
action is understood to be the correction of
some defect)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.
mont merchants for the repeal
of the internal revenue taxes was
presented, and the railroad attorney bill
was discussed. Senator Hoar arguing
against it.
conference report on the bill making an an
equipment of the militia forces of the
United States, and it was agreed to.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.
The senate has passed the Yellowstone
park bill and the house tn. postoffice and
district of Columbia appropriation bills
WAsHINGToN,Jan. 3.
In the house Mr.. Lawl-r introduced res
olution that whereas the belligerent tone of
the Canadian press and the announcement
that England is to send war ships to cruise
on our northeast coast indicate hostility,
and whereas twenty seven of our ports arr,
defence less, and whereas it is alleged that
England and Canada have charts of all our
harbor defenses; therefore resolved that the
president be instructed to inform the house
what steps he deems necessary to meet tuis
emergency. Mr.. Bragg thought it unwise
to advertise our unprotected position. TIL
resolution went to the appropriations com.
mittee.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
passed with amendments providing for the
equal compensation of all prisons en-
ployed in the seed room, wheth dressed in
silk or other fabrics and that the bond of
the commissioner of agriculture should be-
placed in the sum of $4,000
The senate discussed, without action, Mr..
Calls resolution instructng the attorney
general to bring suit against the Florida
and Navigation company. MIR.
Call said that 22,OO0, 600 out of the 81, ,OOO,-
OOO acres of valuable lands in Florida were
in the hands of corporations and were held
at speculative prices. Mr.. Morgan stated
that the action of the state OF Florida in
granting the lands was irrevocable, AMI it
was so held by various secretaries of state.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was
taken up by the senate, and in the course of
elaborate debate Mr.. Beck said that, as
Democratic senator, he did not think any
party capital was to BE- made out of that
which impaired the public service.
He believed the house had made mistakes in
MANY appropriations of the bill.
In the discussion Senator Edmunds, on a
point OF order, expressed the wish that the
'enat. would provide for 100 new cruisers
About one-haif the bill was disposed of.
WASHINGTON, Feb. /.
The senate bill declaring the forfeiture of
portions of the Northern Pacific land grant
lavlng been lost, resolution was adopted
oy the house requesting the senate to fur
lish duplicat,.
An adverse report from the committee on
Invalid pensions was submitted by Taulbee,
If Kentucky, on the bills granting pensions
% the widows of Gems. Logan and Blair, |
md tn report was referred to the private |
alenGar.
The senate proceeded with tn consilera-
ion OF the sundry civil appropriation bill
II discussing one of the items Senator Al
lsoh SAID IL congress appropriated the full
mounts estimated for and aided thereto
What would b. required for pensions there
would be little ii any surplus left for the
lext year, unless the revenue was largely |
ncreas d. The total of the estimates was
bout S4OG,OUO,OOO.
A number of amendments were adopt I'd
mong which were the following: By Mr..
ioar, appropriating Sl25,OO0 for the pur
hase of a site and the beginning of pub
ic building at Worct ster, Mass. By Mr.
lahone 100000 for public building
t New Bedford, Mass. By Mr. Frye, al,-
900 for the Entertainment
the international congress at its ninth an
ual meeting in Washington in September
SS7. Without disposing of the bill tn SELL
te adjourned.
Among bills reported from committees
nd plac, d on the calendar was one to re-
nburse the depositors of the Free linens
aving and Trust company for losses in
urred by the failure of that company.
Death of Francis :. smith.
New YORK, Feb. 2.-Francis s. Smith.
n of the proprietors of The New York
Weekly, died last night of apoplexy. He
as IS years old